Retreated through Roncevaux Pass
· Roncevaux Pass, Navarre, Spain
Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · file Charlemagne's returning army passed through Roncevaux, where its rear guard was destroyed in the Basque ambush later memorialized in the Song of Roland. The source establishes the army's retreat through the pass; Charlemagne's personal leadership of the expedition is established by the broader campaign record.
